APOD from 2025-08-05
NGC 6072: A Complex Planetary #Nebula from #Webb
Webb #Telescope reveals NGC 6072, a complex planetary nebula from a Sun-like star. #Infrared view shows cool hydrogen in red. New details include outflows and disk edges, suggesting its intricate structure may stem from multiple stellar outbursts in a binary system.
HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250805.html#space #astronomy
Diana Morant anuncia que el Gobierno de España ofrece hasta 400 millones de euros para construir en La Palma el Telescopio de Treinta Metros (TMT)
If the rain and haze ever stops, you might want to pull out your telescope and have a peek at these...
Link: https://www.timeanddate.com/news/astronomy/night-sky-august-2025
"A Seasonal Black Moon...is the third New Moon in a season of four New Moons. This Black Moon is rarer, and occurs about once every 33 months."
The US to lose Thirty Meter Telescope because of Trump https://www.byteseu.com/1242114/ #DonaldTrump #Spain #Telescope #USA
APOD from 2025-07-30
Coronal Loops on the Sun
Solar loops, shaped by the Sun's magnetic field, can envelop #Earth and last days. These prominences, often near sunspots, were captured in hydrogen light by a personal #telescope in Italy. Some may break and influence Earth's space weather.
HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250730.html#space #astronomy #universe
Thirty Meters Telescope: update on the precise and delicate work required for the M2 secondary mirror, one of the largest convex mirrors ever created
APOD from 2025-07-29
A Helix #Nebula Deep Field
The Helix Nebula, resembling an eye and a helix, is a complex planetary nebula. Its glowing core will become a white dwarf, illuminating the surrounding gas. Captured with 12 hours of exposure in Greece, its intricate knots are still under study.
HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250729.html#space #astronomy #telescope #universe